Washington — The Trump administration released a National Security Strategy this week that reorients U.S. priorities toward the Western Hemisphere, calling to restore American preeminence and reinforce a modern Monroe Doctrine. The document urges expanded Navy and Coast Guard presence, more aggressive operations against drug trafficking including maritime and planned...
Los Angeles — Frank Gehry, the Canada-born architect, died Friday at his Santa Monica home after a brief respiratory illness, his firm said. He was 96. Gehry designed landmark structures including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Colleagues and representatives...
Washington — The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear President Donald Trump's executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship for most children born in the United States. The court accepted an appeal from the administration after lower courts struck down the order and blocked its implementation. Justices will hear...
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump met Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Friday's 2026 World Cup draw to discuss trade and the mandatory review next year of the Canada‑U.S.‑Mexico agreement, CUSMA. The leaders held a private session at Kennedy Center and appeared onstage this week. Trump...
Orlando, Florida. A federal judge on Friday ordered release of grand jury transcripts from federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell after Congress passed and the president signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith found the statute overrides grand jury secrecy and granted the Justice...
WASHINGTON. President Donald Trump received FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize on Friday during the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, where FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented a medal, a trophy and a certificate citing Trump’s role in brokering recent agreements. FIFA announced the new annual prize in November to...
Harrisburg, Pa. — U.S. Steel announced Thursday that it will restart steel slab production at Granite City Works in southern Illinois after idling the last blast furnace in 2023. The company reversed an earlier plan to wind down a processing mill and cited rising customer demand and confidence in safely...
United States, Governors and military officials observed National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day this week by ordering flags lowered and holding memorial ceremonies. On Friday and this weekend, governors in Wisconsin, North Carolina and Kentucky issued orders directing U.S. and state flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on...
Washington DC — The White House on Friday officially released the 33-page National Security Strategy that designates India as a critical Indo-Pacific partner and urges improved commercial, technological and defence ties and continued Quad cooperation. The document characterises the Indo-Pacific as nearly half of global GDP and calls for allied...
United States — Local communities held and adjusted annual Christmas parades this week as holiday events proceeded across several U.S. states. Canton held its parade on Thursday, Dec. 4, with floats and attendees noting community resilience after flooding and job losses. Struthers scheduled a festival and tree lighting for Friday,...
